Completing your degree in three years has a potential $70,000 financial benefit!!

Save on College Costs & Earn Income Sooner!
The financial impact of completing your degree in three years is made up of both potential earnings, and cost savings. A recent study found the average starting salary for a 2017 college graduate in the U.S. was $49,785*. That, together with an estimated potential cost savings of $20,738**, could mean a total financial impact of over $70,000. And if graduate or professional school is in your future, those cost savings go a long way!

"The biggest benefit to completing my degree in three years was definitely cutting the costs of college by a year!"
- Miriam P. '17

Of course, each student's earnings potential and financial profile is different, but there is no question that the financial impact of accelerating your studies can be significant.

*Korn Ferry. (2017) Great Expectations: Salaries for 2017 College Grads Hit All-Time High, Korn Ferry Analysis Shows [Press Release]. Retrieved from https://www.kornferry.com/press/great-expectations-salaries-for-2017-college-grads-hit-all-time-high-korn-ferry-analysis-shows/
**Average savings estimate was determined by calculating the tuition, fee, room and board charges of actual Saint Michael's College students who completed their degree in three years and who graduated within the past three years.